Australia Flashcards
What is the fortified wine of Australia known as Tokaji. Where does it come from?
Grapes?
Topaque.
Rutherglen, North East Victoria, Glenrowan
Muscadelle
What regions in Victoria are known for their fortified wines
Rutherglen, Dort East Victoria and Glenrowan
Who owns ungrafted Syrah vines in Victoria? Where in Victoria.
Tahbilk in Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley.
Planted in 1860
What GIs in Victoria are shared with NSW
Swan Hills and Murray Darling
GIs of North East Victoria
Rutherberg
Glenrowan
King Valley
Alpine Valleys
Beechworth
Main varieties of Mornington Peninsula
Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris
Chardonnay
When and where Moet & Chandon were established in Australia
Yarra Valley in 1987
What is Victoria’s oldest region
Yarra Valley
What are the GIs of Western Victoria
Henty
Grampions
Pyrenees
What are the GIs of Port Philip
Mornington Peninsula
Yarra Valley
Sunbury
Macedon Ranges
Geeslong
What are the zones of Victoria
North East Victoria
Western Victoria
North Western Victoria
Port Phillip
Central Victoria
Gippsland
What are the soils of Eden Valley
Loamy sand and clay with quartz and gravel
What is the main soil type found in Mclaren Vale
Red brown loam
What are the “old vine” designations in Barossa
Old Vines 35 years
Survivor 70 years
Centenerian 100 years
Ancestor Vine 125 years
Soils of Barossa Valley
Clay loams and sandy soils
What are the GIs of Limestone Coast
Mount Benson
Robee
Padthway
Wrattonbully
Coonwara
Mount Gambier
What are the major rivers of NSW
Darling River
Lachlan
Murray River
What are the Zones of South Australia
Far North
Mount Lofty Ranges
Lower Murray
Barossa
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
What are the key producers of Coonawarra
Zema Estate
Majella
Penley Estate
Key producers of Clare Valley
Jim Barry
Seven Hill Cellars
Taylor’s
Grosset
Name 3 producers from Eden Valley
Henschke
Pewsey Vale
Yalumba
Name key producers from Barossa Valley
Turkey Flat
Penfold’s
Two Hands
Peter Lehmann
Main soil types of Coonawarra
Terra Rosa with black and brown rendzina
What GI in South Australia focuses on PN and cool climate whites
Mount Gambier
PN 39% of plantings
Chardonnay
Pinot Gris
Sauvignon Blanc
What is the gulf Adelaide sits on
Gulf Saint Vincent
What are the GIs of Lower Murray
Riverland
GIs of Barossa
Barossa Valley
Eden Valley
What river separates NSW from Victoria
Murray River
What are the GIs of Fleurieu
Mclaren Vale
Southern Fleurieu
Currency Creek
Langhorne Creek
Kangaroo Island
GIs of Far North
Southern Flinders Ranges
GIs of Mount Lofty Ranges
Clare Valley
Adelaide Plains
Adelaide Hills
Main varieties of Mclaren Vale
Shiraz
Grenache
CS
Merlot
whites 14%
Chardonnay
Most planted varieties of Clare Valley
Red 64%
CS
Merlot
White 36%
Riesling
Chard
Who produces “block 42”
What are the grapes
Penfold’s
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is Cirillo’s survivor vine wine?
Grapes
1850 Grenache
When were the first vines planted in Australia
1788
